14 Facts About Roberto Maldonado

Roberto Maldonado is an American politician who served as the alderman of the 26th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois from 2009 to 2023.

In Chicago, Roberto Maldonado continued his education at Loyola University Chicago where he intended to earn a doctorate of philosophy in clinical psychology.

Roberto Maldonado was an employee of Gutierrez's 1986 aldermanic campaign and of Gutierrez's 1987 re-election campaign.

In 1988 Roberto Maldonado was Director of Management Services for the Mayor's Office of Employment Training, the agency's top purchasing official, in charge of the office's $1 million annual purchasing budget.

Roberto Maldonado doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in business to companies owned by people in Gutierrez's Puerto Rican political circle, then solicited campaign contributions for Gutierrez from those and other Office of Employment and Training vendors.

Roberto Maldonado resigned the City post days after the publication of an investigative report by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Roberto Maldonado announced in 2007 his intention to run in 2008 for the congressional seat expected to be vacated by US Rep.

Roberto Maldonado raised $230,000 before Gutierrez decided to run again.

Roberto Maldonado bowed out of the race and said he'd keep the money for a 2010 congressional bid.

On July 28,2009, Roberto Maldonado was appointed by Chicago Mayor Daley as the alderman for Chicago's 26th Ward.

In 2013, Roberto Maldonado generated controversy through his efforts to convert Ames Middle School into a Marines academy.

In 2015, despite majority local support of the Riot Fest music festival, Roberto Maldonado vocally opposed allowing the event to continue using Humboldt Park.

In 2017, a video surfaced of Roberto Maldonado confronting police officers at a crime scene in his neighborhood, and attempting to use his status as an alderman to have police allow him to drive through an active crime scene.

In January 2023, the month before the first round of the 2023 Chicago aldermanic election, Roberto Maldonado withdrew his candidacy for reelection.